Securing your software product is one of the key, non-negotiable items you need to do before you release it and make it available to customers. Regardless of who you are, security should be top-of-mind when you build your Windows Phone apps as well...

Have you downloaded and installed the consumer preview of Windows 8 yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Download it onto a dev machine and give it a try. Once you do, you’ll see that things are different. As a developer, that’s something...

One of the infinitely sad and melancholy things in my life is that I just don’t get to read as much fiction as I used to. It isn’t that I don’t want to, but life just seems to get in the way sometimes. When I fondly think of retirement, I see myself wearing...

Where will you not only see many geeks come together to watch experts talk about the latest and greatest technologies, but also experience that which is “the Gu”? Vancouver TechFest 2012 ! Join me, Jonathan Rozenblit , Thomas Lewis , Paul Laberge , and...

In this post, I share some of my favourite and most requested links for Visual Studio resources. I taught developer courses for a number of years, and there were certain questions and requests that came up on a regular basis. In this post, I’ve compiled...

Any craftsperson wants the best tools to work with. A painter wants the best brushes. A musician wants the best instruments. And after many conversations with Developers and Testers, I know that you want the best tools to code and QA...

From Episode 4 – Shiny and New | March 7, 2012 MVPs Joel Semeniuk and David Wesst share what they're excited about in the new version of Visual Studio. Additional Resources (thanks to Susan Ibach for the original blog post ) Visual Studio 11 Beta home...

I believe that the best way to learn is to learn from each other, so I’m always on the search for stories of Canadian developers who have either built new applications using Windows Azure services or have migrated existing applications to Windows Azure...

On the last episode of D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE , MVPs Joel Semeniuk and David Wesst toured through some of the features of the new Visual Studio 11 Beta. This week, on TechDays TV , Visual Studio expert Adam Gallant, will take you through an in-depth...

What is it that you do with your cup of coffee that makes it taste exactly the way you like it? Aside from the selection of the coffee itself, it is probably how much sugar, milk, and/or cream you add. But what happens if you want the texture of cream...

You may already know these fine folks. If you don’t, let me take this opportunity to introduce to you the people (there are a couple of folks that aren’t in the picture – they weren’t able to make it on that day) that bring you...

There are so many great events coming up in Canada, I wanted to list some of them here, so you don’t miss out!
TechDays isn’t your only opportunity to get out and learn about the latest technologies from experts. We hold a number of smaller...

Those who have downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview have already been trying out the upcoming version of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 10 . For us developers, though, this is the time be thinking about how we prepare our sites for Internet...

Some learn by listening – so they go to conferences, meetups, or watch sessions online (like TechDays Online ). Others learn by doing. For those folks, there are great online hands-on labs that can be done, like those on TechDays Online (did you know...

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It’s time for a career time out! You know you have the technical skills it takes to succeed and be an expert, but do others know you do? On the next Developers, Developers, Developers...

Earlier this week, I blogged about taking your Cloud like you do your coffee – half and half. Might as well continue the food theme with this post. Think of the kinds of solutions you put together these days. It is unlikely that your solution is a homogenous...

The Discovery channel show Inside West Coast Customs worked with Microsoft to deck out a classic muscle car with all the latest in Microsoft Technology. The final result is pretty awesome!
No it is not April 1st, this is for real and it is cool!
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Mark your calendars! Below are the sessions airing on TechDays TV in April. Don’t forget – these sessions are LIVE and INTERACTIVE. Ask questions and get them answered right then and there. If you’re not able to tune in on Tuesdays at 12:00 PM ET , the...

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The next Developers, Developers, Developers: LIVE & INTERACTiVE is all about shiny and new developer toys. Windows 8 guru Thomas Lewis takes you through what’s new in Windows...

A few days ago, a position on our team became available . Do you see those four, beautiful people in the header of this site? They, along with me (unfortunately I am not photogenic enough to be in the header) and some other brutally awesome folks are...

When I think back 10 years ago, I remember where the primary information about a new technology was the help file, tech magazines, and an occasional book from a bookstore. I know you youngsters are shocked right now! Fortunately today, we have an abundance...

I believe that the best way to learn is to learn from each other, so I’m always on the search for stories of Canadian developers who have either built new applications using Windows Azure services or have migrated existing applications to Windows Azure...

By now, most people have realized (in theory) that recreating a PC-based app (or web app) is not exactly the right idea for mobile apps. In practice, however, it is clear that this is not as easy as it sounds . When you’re building an app...

Kinect for Windows and it’s SDK gives us a chance to break away from the ordinary and get creative! I have spent many hours writing validation code for forms, code that read or updated databases, or code that looped through collections. Sure I got creative...

If you were born in the 70’s like I was, you may remember a show hosted by Leonard Nimoy called In Search Of… that explored unexplained phenomena and some of the theories behind it. Being young and impressionable, I soaked in the theories...